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Robotically Fabricated Wood Plate Morphologies
Robotic prefabrication of a biomimetic, geometrically differentiated, lightweight, finger joint timber plate structure
Abstract Due to their relative affordability and ease of use industrial manipulators aka robots have become increasingly common in the field of architectural experimentation and research. Specifically for timber construction, their higher degrees of kinematic freedom and fabricational flexibility, compared to established and process-specific computer numerically controlled (CNC) wood working machines, allow for new design and fabrication strategies or else the reinterpretation and re-appropriation of existing techniques — both of which offer the potential for novel architectural systems. In the case study presented here an investigation into the transfer of morphological principles of a biological role model (Clypeasteroida) is initiated by the robotic implementation of a newly developed finger-joint fabrication process. In the subsequent biomimetic design process the principles are translated into a generative computational design tool incorporating structural constraints as well as those of robotic fabrication leading to a fullscale built prototype.
Robotically Fabricated Wood Plate Morphologies
Robotic prefabrication of a biomimetic, geometrically differentiated, lightweight, finger joint timber plate structure
Abstract Due to their relative affordability and ease of use industrial manipulators aka robots have become increasingly common in the field of architectural experimentation and research. Specifically for timber construction, their higher degrees of kinematic freedom and fabricational flexibility, compared to established and process-specific computer numerically controlled (CNC) wood working machines, allow for new design and fabrication strategies or else the reinterpretation and re-appropriation of existing techniques — both of which offer the potential for novel architectural systems. In the case study presented here an investigation into the transfer of morphological principles of a biological role model (Clypeasteroida) is initiated by the robotic implementation of a newly developed finger-joint fabrication process. In the subsequent biomimetic design process the principles are translated into a generative computational design tool incorporating structural constraints as well as those of robotic fabrication leading to a fullscale built prototype.
Robotically Fabricated Wood Plate Morphologies
Robotic prefabrication of a biomimetic, geometrically differentiated, lightweight, finger joint timber plate structure
Schwinn, Tobias (author) / Krieg, Oliver David (author) / Menges, Achim (author)
Rob | Arch 2012 ; 48-61
2013-01-01
14 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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